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03 Aug 2015 9:59:47am

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Pam, I don't think anyone is stupid enough to imply that all Catholics are child molesters or apologists for them, but I would suggest that one simple way to improve the overall reputation of your church would be to actively advocate within the institution to get it to move forward into the 21st century as it's attitudes to most things seem stuck 2000 yrs in the past. One big step forward would be to accept the fact your leader is an ordinary, fallible man and not the exclusive, infallible and omniscient mouthpiece of your god, particularly with regards to issues such as women's rights and birth control. I give you as a tragic example the case of Savita Halappanavar, who's recent completely avoidable death was a direct consequence of her being refused a life saving abortion to remove her miscarrying foetus. The only reason this unfortunate woman was given for being refused treatment was that Ireland is a Catholic country where the edicts of your Pope trump all other considerations.